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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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